A decade after I moved to California, I finally managed to find a kind hearted friend who got me tickets to the desert this year, but I'm backing out because of rehearsals for our fall musical.

Megapolis

Recently, 10 elephants succumbed in Bandhavgarh tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh. With no lived experience of sharing space with elephants in Central India among the local communities and wildlife managers (the last records of resident elephants in this region are from the 1900s)

I wish more people close to the corridors of power listen to metal. No other genre has as many songs about making deals with the devil. Lots of lessons there.

My reading list from 2024 about consciousness, knowledge, language systems, behavior, and the nature of meaning. These are great Thanksgiving gifts for your AI-curious friends and family. robotbible.substack.com/p/reading-list…

While everyone was watching Tyson-Youtuber battle, I watched the 4 hour long battle of the heavyweights that was Eliezer Yudkowsky ⏹️ and Stephen Wolfram discussing what is reality

We're at peak PM

Pixel Studio on Google Pixel is too PC to be of any use. Tried generating a poster today and it refused to spell out "Men" 😑

bsky.app/profile/itsmer… See you all on the 🦋 app. Thanks to all the folks who supported me. After 17 years here, it feels right to find a new home for my stream of consciousness. Onwards and upwards, and Happy Thanksgiving.

Great resource and case study on AI safety. Bias in datasets is real.

BM2025

A villain can't use an iPhone in a movie. Apple exclusive has it in their policy with movie directors. If a person in a movie uses an iPhone, they're either the protagonist or the neutral cast.

No more hiding.

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The best 5 minutes you’ll spend on this hellsite today….Bill Burr with some serious real talk!

We need an Apple alternative. Apple is investing $55 Billion a year in China, which is more than the Marshall plan and more the Government Chips plan, and more than the US ever spent after WWII saving Europe. Apple is Investing with our biggest adversary.

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